Remember that continent sized patch of garbage we were telling you about that is floating around the Pacfic Ocean? It turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg!

University of Washington oceanographer Giora Proskurowski has found evidence that suggests that the volume of plastic trash that is polluting our oceans could be underestimated by a factor of 27!

Basically, his study found that the plastic trash harming living organisms in the ocean doesn't just sit on top of the water, but can linger up to 20 meters deep.

Yuck!

Research indicates that scientists studying oceanic pollution have been underestimating plastic pollution by an average factor of 2.5, but don't account for high winds that can push the plastic deep beneath the surface.

In those instances is when the volume is being underestimated by a factor of 27 and as a result, adding "a lot of error into the compilation of the data set."

It's amazing this massive miscalculation went unnoticed for so long! Time to get your game up, oceanographers!

Back in July, McCain was at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix for a routine check up when doctors found a blood clot in his left eye. The Republican was driving home when his doctor called and said he needed to turn around for emergency surgery to remove the clot.

It was days after the surgery when doctors told McCain he had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer -- and his prognosis wasn't bright. He explained to CBS: